Today is Yaoi Day (for the uninitiated, it’s a pun on 801), and yaoi-friendly publisher Digital Manga is celebrating with a trivia contest on Twitter.
Also, Otakon was this past weekend; most of the announcements were about anime, but Bandai announced two manga licenses, Nichijō (My Ordinary Life) and Code Geass: Shikkoku no Renya (Code Geass: Renya of the Darkness).
The Manga Bookshelf team discusses their Pick of the Week.
Deb Aoki recaps the SDCC Best and Worst Manga of 2011 panel, in which she took part.
strong>News from Japan: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin creator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko discusses his focus on “human drama” in the series as he wraps up a 10-year run. Hakusensha is launching a new BL anthology, Hanmaru; contributors include Nase Yamato (Cigarette Kisses).
Reviews: David Welsh, Michelle Smith and Melinda Beasi file a fresh set of Bookshelf Briefs at Manga Bookshelf.
Rebecca Silverman on vol. 1 of A Certain Scientific Railgun (ANN)
Connie on vol. 3 of Challengers (Slightly Biased Manga)
Connie on vol. 3 of Dengeki Daisy (Slightly Biased Manga)
Michelle Smith on vols. 1-3 of Kobato (Soliloquy in Blue)
Connie on vol. 4 of Kobato (Slightly Biased Manga)
AstroNerdBoy on vol. 5 of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (AstroNerdBoy’s Anime and Manga Blog)
Queenie Chan on One Piece (Queenie Chan)
Connie on vol. 5 of Ooku (Slightly Biased Manga)
Caleb Dunaway on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (Otaku USA)
Kristin on vol. 1 of Wandering Son (Comic Attack)
